The following is an announcement from the NIST Laws and Metric Group;
Paul Trusten
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Gentry, Elizabeth" <[email protected]>
Date: April 2, 2010 15:49:28 CDT
To: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph. ([email protected])" <[email protected]
>
Subject: NIST COLLOQUIUM SERIES: The Metre, The Kilogram and the
Creation of the BIPM
Paul,
Would you please share this opportunity at the NIST Gaithersburg
Campus with the USMA Listserver? Interested parties should contact
Kum Ham (301-975-4203, [email protected]) to arrange for Visitor
Registration.
Tuesday, April 16, 2010 10:30 AM
NIST COLLOQUIUM SERIES: The Metre, The Kilogram and the Creation of
the BIPM
The cubit, the foot, and the yard, and the grain, the stone, and the
pound -- after more than 2000 years of use, it was time for a
fundamental change. This is the story of events and personalities
surrounding the Metre Commission in 1872, the Diplomatic Conference
of the Metre Convention in 1875, and the 15 years of work that led
to the new international prototypes of the metre and the kilogram
being adopted by the first General Conference on Weights and
Measures in 1889. This all epitomises the fact, well known but
sometimes overlooked, that it is personal, institutional and
national pride and aims that decide the outcome of events such as
these.
Terry Quinn , Director Emeritus, BIPM.
Administration Building, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Kum Ham, 301-975-4203
, [email protected])
Best regards,
Elizabeth J. Gentry
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Weights and Measures Division
Laws and Metric Group
100 Bureau Drive Stop 2600
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-2600
301-975-3690 Fax: 301-975-8091
http://www.nist.gov/metric
